tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9868138.post4849056876538501538..comments2023-11-05T03:08:27.317-08:00Comments on a photo a day - photos by Donald Kinney: Frank Quan of China CampAphotoAdayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08581940419934089601noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9868138.post-10264922716410478052011-08-24T15:56:23.107-07:002011-08-24T15:56:23.107-07:00Frank Quan is, indeed, a handsome devil. From phot...Frank Quan is, indeed, a handsome devil. From photos of him that I have stumbled upon over the years, he always was a fine-looking fellow.<br /><br />He's a very intelligent, well-spoken man who tells it like it is. He would have no reason to remember me, but on a visit maybe 10-12 years ago he put up with me and some friends who asked interminable questions about the shrimp processing... well, PROCESS, I guess is the best word. He looked at one of my friends who kept asking essentially the same question with a steady eye, causing my friend to realize that the question had already been asked and answered. More than once. <br /><br />I love that about him. He puts up with no nonsense, because he's just too busy. He doesn't just hang out at China Camp. He lives there, and while some people like to call his home a tiny shack, making it sound as though he's living low on the hog, that's his aunt's old house, and his home.<br /><br />If you get the chance, see the junk that was built by the NPS and State Parks, as a kind of surprise for Frank. It is berthed, as I recall, in San Francisco. It was built from photographs, because no one could get their hands on plans, but it is beautiful, and happily, the Park Service and State Parks named it the Grace Quan, after Frank's mother. I hear he was quite carried away when they sailed it to China Camp to surprise Frank.<br /><br />You can find some great pictures of the Grace Quan online--google it.Carolnoreply@blogger.com